--- rxvt-unicode/src/defaultfont.C	2004/02/20 22:27:23	1.20
+++ rxvt-unicode/src/defaultfont.C	2004/02/21 20:33:40	1.21
@@ -878,10 +878,6 @@
 
   XftUnlockFace (f);
 
-  d = XftDrawCreate (DISPLAY, DRAWABLE, r->display->visual, r->display->cmap);
-  if (!d)
-    return false;
-
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -896,6 +892,8 @@
                      const text_t *text, int len,
                      int fg, int bg)
 {
+  d = XftDrawCreate (DISPLAY, DRAWABLE, r->display->visual, r->display->cmap);
+
   if (bg >= 0 && bg != Color_bg)
     XftDrawRect (d, &r->PixColors[bg].c, x, y, r->TermWin.fwidth * len, r->TermWin.fheight);
   else